State News

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Read Freely Alabama has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Nathan Cummings Foundation to expand its fight against book bans and library censorship across Alabama. The funding will support eight community events — including […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama students are showing some of the strongest math recovery in the nation following pandemic-era learning disruptions, but reading scores remain weaker, and progress continues to vary widely across […]

BY SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama birth centers are facing new uncertainty after the Alabama Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit challenging state regulations that advocates say could threaten access to midwifery […]

by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry professors have received a patent for a new lens design that could help slow or stop the progression of […]

by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile is betting big on downtown’s future with plans to replace the former Mobile Civic Center with a new $300 million entertainment arena designed to bring major events, […]

by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS One of Alabama’s biggest business stories this year is unfolding far from the usual ribbon cuttings. In March, Governor Kay Ivey announced approval of the state’s final BEAD broadband proposal and […]

by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS North Alabama communities are part of the latest round of Rebuild Alabama funding, as Gov. Kay Ivey announced more than $7.6 million in state grants for 26 local road projects across […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Courtland is still a small North Alabama town, but the signs of renewed activity are getting harder to miss. In recent months, Lockheed Martin announced that its 88,000-square-foot Missile Assembly Building-5 in […]

by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Blue Origin’s latest expansion in Huntsville is more than another aerospace headline. It is a reminder that one of North Alabama’s most powerful economic engines is still gaining altitude. The Huntsville […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Governor Kay Ivey has called Alabama lawmakers back to Montgomery for a special legislative session on redistricting — and for communities across the state, the stakes extend well beyond politics. Governor […]